Tag Archives: tools

How Often Do You Update SSMS?

Posted on February 2, 2024 by way0utwest

I got a message recently that SSM S19.3 is out. I am wary of major versions, especially with a few add-in tools, but I have tended to try and update SSMS regularly when it patches, which is about once a … Continue reading →

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Comparing Two Scripts with kdiff3

Posted on November 27, 2023 by way0utwest

I had a customer recently ask if SQL Compare could show them the differences in two scripts they’ve written. They weren’t using version control (tsk, tsk, shame), but saw SQL Compare and the “Scripts folder” option. This isn’t used for … Continue reading →

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Quick Filtering in SSMS–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on September 27, 2023 by way0utwest

I saw someone limit the databases they see in SSMS, which isn’t something I often do, but I thought this was great. A Long List This is the list of databases on a demo instance I have. While it’s a … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Thick Clients

Posted on September 18, 2023 by way0utwest

I’ve used a number of clients with SQL Server across the last 30 years. I worked early on with the command line and isql (now SQLCMD and soon Go-SQLCMD). That was handy with DOS and Windows 3.1. However, I soon … Continue reading →

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